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Our Vision, Your Benefit

We are committed to supplying our customers high-performance material solutions through our motivated employees, innovative technologies and responsiveness.

Global Operations

World’s #1 glass manufacturer

US $13 billion net sales

Approximately 51,500 employees

200 consolidated subsidiaries in 30 countries

Global Operations

Americas4,400 employees

US $1.1 billion

Europe14,700 employees

US $2.8 billion

Asia & Japan32,400 employees

US $9.3 billion

Global Product Reach

• Low-E for insulated glass

• Heat-treated for safety glass

• Laminated glass

• Patterned glass

• Mirrors

• Solar glass − cover plate/anti-reflective

• Polycarbonate resin sheets (rail tracks)

• Automotive

laminated/tempered

• Automobile lights

• Railway glass

• Fluorescent lamps

• Heat-resistant glassware

• Glass and plastic productsfor physical, chemical and medical use

Automotive & Architectural GlassGlass Products

Global Product Reach

• Flat-panel display (plasma and LCD)

• Backlight tubes for LCD

• Optical planar devices

• Projector materials

• Optical filters for plasma displays

• Glass frit paste

• Glass substrates for hard disks

• Micro glass for digital cameras

Electronics Glass

Electronics and Display Products

Global Product Reach

• Caustic soda – soaps

• Sodium bicarbonate – household detergents

• Sodium hypochlorite – fungicides, bleach

• Urethanes – automobile seats

• Fluorinated resin films – solar cells/architectural/agricultural

• Fluorinated resins/elastomers – coatings/additives/auto/electronics

• Fluorinated water/oil repellents

– textile/non-woven/paper

• Fluorinated intermediates – pharmaceuticals/agrochemicals

• Fluorinated solvents – precision cleaning

• Reinforced fluorinated compounds – auto/electronics/other apps

• Fine silica gels – personal care products/chromatography/catalysts supports

Chemical Products and Other

Global Product Reach

50%Glass

25%Electronics

25%Chemicals/Other

Global Sales#1 global

supplier of flat and auto glass

World’s #1 supplier of ETFE

Largest global glass supplier to:

Nissan, Honda and Toyota

AGC Chemicals Group – Global Network

• Headquarters – Tokyo• Factories – Chiba and Kashima• Sales offices – Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka, Nagoya• R&D – Yokohama• 9 other divisions

• AGC Chemicals Trading Co. Ltd. – Shanghai, China• P.T. Asahimas Chemical – Jakarta, Indonesia• AGC Chemicals Co. Ltd. – Bangkok, Thailand• AGC Chemicals Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. – Singapore

• Head Office and Production Plant – Thornton Cleveleys, UK• Commercial Center – Amsterdam, The Netherlands

• Head Office and Technical Center – Exton, Pa., USA• Production Plant – Thorndale, Pa., USA

AGC Chemicals Japan

AGC Chemicals Asia

AGC Chemicals Europe

AGC Chemicals Americas, Inc.

Chemical Processing

Construction & Architectural

Coatings, Solvents & Additives

Electronics & Semiconductor

Life Sciences & Agrochemicals

Resource Recovery

TransportationAlternative

EnergyIndustries

Major Products

Core Strengths

Fluoropolymer Resins/Compounds

FluoroelastomersSpecialty Chemicals

Custom Manufacturing Research/Development Technical Support

AGC Chemicals Americas, Inc.

U.S. Locations

Manufacturing Plant Field Sales WarehousesHead Office

Our Environmental Mission

Use of environmentally

friendly production processes

No lead, hexavalent

chromium or cadmium

A safe, secure, comfortable and environmentally

friendly world

Fluoropolymer Compounding Is What We Do

World’s largest long-standing fluoropolymer compounder

Global supply chain of resins and fillers

Patented technologies

Engineered solutions

Why Fluoropolymer Compounds?

Wear Resistance

Creep Resistance

ToughnessLubricity

Thermal Conductivity

Electrical Conductivity

Chemical Resistance

• Exploration• Production• Refining

Oil and Gas

Fluoropolymer Compounds: Markets Served

Transportation

• Automotive/Rail• Heavy-Duty Equipment• Aerospace and Defense

Transportation

• Fluid Control• Industrial Equipment• Pulp and Paper

Chemical Process Industries

Fluoropolymer Compounds: Markets Served

• Circuit Boards• Wiring• Fiber Optics

Electronics

• Solar Panels• Hybrid Vehicles• Wind Power

Alternative

• Food and Beverage• FDA Compliance• Air Conditioning Systems

Appliances and HVAC

For High-Temperature and Chemical Resistance

Types of Fluon Melt Processable Compounds

Color Concentrates

Foam Concentrates

Cross-linkable

Conductive/Anti-static

Reinforced

Lubricated

Flexible AR

Adhesive

Melt Processable Compounds: Applications

• Wire coatings

• Cable jackets

• Tubing

• Pipe

• Film

• Electronic components

• Injection-molded parts

• Conductivity/static control

• Linings

• Sheet

For Wear Resistance and High Strength

• Produced by dry-blending virgin resin with filler

• End product resembles cake flour

• Used for simple compression molding such as bars and large billets

Two Forms of Filled PTFE Compounds

Low Flow

Free Flow

• Low-flow blend used as feed for free-flow product

• Compound is wetted, pelletized and dried

• End product is small pellets

• Physical properties of free-flow compounds are generally decreased compared to low-flow compounds

• Used for automatic compression and isostatic molding, such as sleeves

Fluon Filled PTFE Compounds

Common fillers

Glass

Carbon

Graphite

Carbon Fiber

Moly

Bronze

Mineral

PPS

Polyimide

Polyester

Filled PTFE Compounds: Applications

• Wire coatings

• Bearings

• Gaskets

• V-rings

• Chevron packings

• O-rings

• Back-up rings

• Hydraulic ring seals

• Non-lubricated compressor rings

• Self-lubricating bearings

• Valve seats

• Valve liners

• Swivel liners

• Thrust washers

• Lip seals

• Standoff and feed-through insulators

• Wear pads

AGC Technical Center

Application Development

Opened 2007

Product Development

TechnicalSupport

Mechanical and Physical Testing

• Wear

• Hardness

• Deformation under load

• Impact strength

• Conductivity/resistivity

• Tensile properties– Room and elevated temperatures

• Flexural properties

• Color characterization and light transmission

Nine Wear Testers

Analytical Testing

• Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC)

• Thermogravitmetricanalysis (TGA)

• Dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA)

• Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) with UV-Vis spectroscopy

• Capillary and moving die rheometry

• Scanning electron microscopewith EDS capability

Thermal Gravimetric Analyzer

Additional Testing Capabilities

• Specific gravity

• Pigment dispersion

• Bulk density

• Flow-ability

• Melt flow

• Nitrogen tube furnace for filler content

• Optical microscopewith digital imaging

Color Meter Test

Application and Product Development

• Single- and twin-screw extruders

• Film extrusion line

• Injection molder

• Compression molder

• Computerized color matching and analysis

• Internal mixer for small batches Single Screw Extruder

Application and Product Development

• PID-controlled oven forsintering (inert gas)

• Automatic molding machine

• Sonic and air jet sieves

• Hydraulic presses

• Various billet and testspecimen molds

• Powder-flow rheometer

• Prototype compounding Automatic Molding Machine

Contact Us to Discuss Your Application Challenge

55 E. Uwchlan Avenue, Suite 201Exton, PA 19343 USATel: 610-423-4300 or 800-424-7833

www.fluorocompounds.com

AGC FluoroCompounds Group

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